Loop of the beltway. Now for more is jack taylor. Thanks. For those in that geral area you may find yourself wanting to drive possibly i95. Southbound bw parkway diverting on the outer loop of the beltway. Ride up ride the ramps because the ramp on the southbound side is open. The outer loop of the beltway so go th on the bw parkway remains closed. Northbound bw parkway completely unaffected. Only other delay big so far this morning is alexandria youll find work between eisenhower avenue and van dorn street. Lready. Usy morning lets check on your forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. Afternoon highs all three made it above 90 degrees. That was three in a row at naisional. Today number four. 68 currently at Dulles Airport and66 in Montgomery County. 69 prince georges county. Wakeup weather by 7 00, once the sun is up. Its up before 6 00. Temperatures in the mid70s and kly into the 80s especially around do you want. We willbe above 80 degrees before new mexi 9 00 a. M. Tod
Beltway so that is complicating things as well. This was a deadly pedestrian hit and run that happened at about 11 30 last night. Not a lot of information about why the pedestrian wasown there on the parkway at that hour. And not any information on the triking vehicle. All we canll you is that the driver did not stop and they are looking for that person. If you normally travel through this area, expect delays at wleast for a le. This was closed for quite a bit of time here this morning. Whenever that happens you have residual delays even when things open back up so keep that in mind. With more on the traffic, here is jack. Timing is all its about the timing. We show your live shot of the lanes opening on the southbound bw parkway back to boueds mill. Crash heading tard kenilworth avenue that has been over on the shoulder. We bope that will clead as well. We had some active in virginia going south on 28 toward a oll road in sterling. The work zone still there but blocking just the left
Good morning, im erica gonzalez. The heat wave is not over jut. Were going to check back with amelia in a few moments. The Supreme Court has started to rule in nresolved cases on its final day before summer break. And were tracking the two decisionsrr geymandering claims in maryland and the census citizenship question. Lets talk about the gerrymandering claims. The high court wrapped the two cases into one decision. He court says in a 54 vote that federal courts have no role to play in policing political districts drawn for partisan gain. The maryland case involves the states democratic drawn sixth Congressional District which stretches from monomery county all e way through western maryland. He next, tupreme court blocked theitizenship question as fr going on the 2020 census. The trump administrations explanation is insufficient adding that the government does not have authority to put this question on the census form. Tigation going on concerning this case in maryland, but the decisi
And because the flights cant be that close they have to be delayed. The flyovers and fireworks shutting down the flights at Reagan National airport. Between 6 15 and 745 p. M. And between now and 45 p. M. On the fourth of july there will be no Flight Operations at dca at all. The faa making that announcement on social media today. Hopefully they will divert them to dulles or something which is not enjoyable. Joseph bishop henchman. The flight was atan log national and 9 21 on the fourth. Onhe other hand, why is this all being done at the last minute. Air traffic has been stopped in the past for the flyovers. It has never been stopped before because of theireworks. The reason the fireworks are affecting the flight this year is because theti loca where they are being launched has changed to west potomac park and thats now closer to the flight path. And the Airport Authority couldnt tell us exactly how many flights will be affectedse becof this change but dozens of flights do usually come
Stay ahead of the possibilities of storms on the 4th. Download the nbc washington app. Set your home page to weather. Now to that fourth of july and the show of military might such as weve not seenn decades. Yeah. Bring in the tanks. They arrived in the district today at the request ofid prest trump, and they are being transported by train to the National Mall for the salute to americaju this is one part of the president s grand vision, to makes the 4th a much bigger celebration this year, bt a of these changes mean its going to be a much biggerpa one ryone traveling through the area. Dont you know it. Were working for you with Team Coverage tonight. Adam tuss has new details on why the celebrations will impact air travel. Corey smith and new details on t tanks. Cory . Reporter well, wendy, we knew before today that the salute to america was going to be big. Military flyovers, a president ial speech and these tanks make it huge t just way President Trump likes it, but after talking wit